British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds up a pint of beer (Picture: Getty)

It’s fairly difficult to get excited about the Budget.

But, rumour has it George Osborne might have a little nugget of good news in between cuts hiding in his red briefcase.

The Business Secretary has hinted that beer duty slashes could be included in Wednesday’s Budget.

Sajid Javid said there are ‘lots of reasons to cut beer duty’ when challenged about the Government’s support for the beer industry in the House of Commons.

Conservative MP Andrew Griffiths asked during business questions if Mr Javid could have a word with his friend and close political ally George Osborne.

The Burton MP, a champion of the beer and pub industry, said: ‘Given your support for the brewery industry when you were in the Treasury, being the man who led the call for the duty cut, will he outline what his department is doing to support the beer and pub industry and will he pick up the phone and ask the Chancellor for another cut?’